
RAM price relief? SK Hynix plans $13-billion Korean fab
SK Hynix plans to invest about $13-billion in a new South Korea plant to meet AI memory demand.
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SK Hynix plans to invest about $13-billion in a new South Korea plant to meet AI memory demand.

Analysis of video footage reveals how wave changed as it travelled over mud-rich rice paddies, exerting more force
It is just over 15 years since the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, killing almost 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Fresh analysis of video footage of the wave has revealed that the mud-rich coastline made the tsunami far...

What is behind the surge in ufology? The recent spike can be traced to the top of the US government, which inspired me to start investigating …
I never gave much thought to aliens beyond Star Wars. I put extraterrestrials and their flying saucers in a box marked “nonsense” long ago, along with political manifestos, loyalty cards, Black Friday, fairies, pixies, elves, ghosts and ghouls.
Then, in...

The creator of iconic series such as Fable says Masters of Albion will be the last game he makes.
The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.

The head of the National Cyber Security Centre says frontier AI tools can be a force for good – if kept out of the wrong hands.

The firm, co-founded by Sam Altman, said it is “not responsible” for the attack at Florida State University

Microsoft has slashed Game Pass prices in South Africa and globally, months after imposing massive price hikes.

Steve Pacak spent nearly four decades at Naspers, joining pay-TV subsidiary M-Net in 1988.

New York, NY In 2026, businesses and publishers across multiple countries are discovering that a 1998 copyright law can be weaponized to erase their websites from Google Search within hours no verification required, no warning given. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) allows any entity to submit a takedown complaint against a URL. Google acts […]

The 2026 crypto cycle is accelerating, and positioning early separates strong portfolio returns from missed opportunities. Infrastructure shifts across decentralized AI, Layer-1 scaling, and on-chain trading are rewriting which assets matter most right now. Legacy coins are losing ground to projects with real utility, confirmed exchange expansion, and active ecosystem development. BlockDAG...

Northbrook, IL – COAX Software, a custom software development company specializing in travel, transportation, and logistics technology solutions, today announced it has been verified and recognized as a Trusted Partner on Sortlist, the international B2B platform connecting businesses with vetted digital agencies worldwide. The Trusted Partner badge is awarded by Sortlist to agencies that meet […]

Use of the illicit drug has plummeted in recent years among gen Zers, compared with their parents’ generation
Ever since cocaine first emerged as a popular party drug via the shores of Miami in the early 1970s, use of the stimulant has been inextricably entwined with the very essence of capitalist excess and what it is to be American: brash, bombastic and brazen.
The wide-scale use of cocaine...

Two South African technology startups—Loop and Vambo AI—have been selected to join the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa. Chosen from an exceptionally competitive pool of nearly 2,600 applications, these innovators are part of a final pan-African group of 15 companies. With an acceptance rate of less than 1%, their selection highlights […]

MTN and Cell C share co-leadership in South Africa’s overall mobile ranking, with MTN posting the highest Download speed (Mb/s) at 41.3 Mbps and Cell C maintaining the best Latency (ms) for the fifth consecutive year. Download speeds progressed across all operators in the overall ranking this year, reflecting a broad-based improvement in network infrastructure […]
Andon Market in San Francisco is billed as the first retail boutique run by an artificial intelligence agent. So far, the inventory seems random, and there are too many candles.
Most prisons forbid online access. But inmates are finding ways to ask chatbots questions anyway.

Scientists think they are looking at chemical building blocks of life preserved for 3.5bn years
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has detected organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life of Earth.
Five of the seven molecules identified in a dried lakebed near the equator had never previously been observed on the red planet. The analysis,...

Chattanooga, TN – Flywheel Brands, Inc., a leading provider of branded merchandise, apparel, and print solutions, today announced the launch of MerchButler.AI, a new AIpowered platform designed to help buyers quickly identify the most effective products for events, employee programs, and promotional campaigns. As the promotional products industry has evolved, buyers have gained...

Palmetto, Florida – MerchantService.com today announced the launch of their “Trusted Review” Platform Reform campaign at www.merchantservice.com/TRPR/, raising significant going-concern risk considerations for Trustpilot. The campaign moves beyond challenging individual third-party content, instead targeting Trustpilot’s platform architecture and what it characterizes as a...

How Ternus responds to challenges facing Apple will go a long way to deciding the tech giant’s future, writes Zoe Kleinman.